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Ridge Zeller Therapy

Speech-Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Educational Psychology

Speech-Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Educational PsychologySpeech-Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Educational Psychology

Dyslexia

Evaluation and Treatment

With the appropriate evidence-based interventions in place, reading skills can be greatly improved. Our Speech-Language Pathologists, specially trained in the evaluation and treatment of Dyslexia, will conduct a complete assessment and develop an individualized treatment plan that is individualized to meet your child’s unique speech, language, and literacy needs. This plan will build on your child’s strengths to improve these areas of need. 

We understand that everyone is different, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach to treatment. At Ridge Zeller Therapy, we rely on the use of research-based methodologies with proven results.


Your child's evaluation will include:

  • A detailed case history highlighting reading and language strengths and weaknesses
  • Speech production
  • Spoken language comprehension
  • Verbal expression testing
  • Phonological and phonemic awareness
  • Working memory & processing
  • Reading, writing, spelling, and handwriting samples
  • Suggestions for facilitating reading improvement at home
  • Recommendations for teachers

Who will be my therapist?

The professional in charge of each individual’s Dyslexia evaluation and treatment program is known as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP). The SLP will work with each individual to design a program that meets the unique needs of that person. Meaningful activities will be developed to make therapy interesting and effective in meeting goals.

Meet our Speech-Language Therapists

Dyslexia: My Personal Story - Meghan Zeller, Co-Director

"Yes, I have Dyslexia and I am Successful." 

Ridge Zeller Therapy Co-Director Meghan Zeller shares her personal story of growing up with Dyslexia, her family history of Dyslexia, and the importance of early identification. She discusses how every dyslexic is not the same and how Ridge Zeller Therapy's specialized team uses multiple resources to create tailored programs that meet the unique needs of each person. 

Dyslexia

Dyslexia Signs and Symptoms

Our speech-language pathologists are specially trained in conducting complete dyslexia evaluations and developing individualized dyslexia treatment and intervention plans that meet your child’s unique speech, language, and literacy needs. This plan will build on your child’s strengths to improve these areas of need. 


Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that impacts an individual’s ability to read, write, spell, comprehend, and express themselves in all aspects of life and is more common than any other type of learning disability. Unless explicit and targeted intervention is provided, these difficulties will continue into adulthood and can result in poor self-esteem, social isolation, and under- and unemployment. Appropriate dyslexia diagnosis and interventions are critical.


Individuals with dyslexia may exhibit difficulty with:

  • Following oral and written directions
  • Reading, writing, and spelling 
  • Memorizing math facts
  • Sequencing letters and symbols: b and d, left and felt, was and saw, 16 and 61
  • Comprehending spoken language and expressing thoughts and ideas
  • Space, time, and direction concepts 
  • Becoming easily distracted or decreased attention to tasks related to reading, writing, and mathematics
  • High levels of frustration in school
  • Retaining information 
  • Test-taking anxiety
  • Developmentally immature
  • Poor handwriting
  • Poor esteem

We provide therapy services in schools, homes, via telehealt, and in our clinic located in Chandler.

Are you concerned your child may have Dyslexia? We Can Help.

Call us today! 480-365-9981 

We look forward to helping you!

Contact Us Today!

Signs of Dyslexia in Preschool, School-Aged, and Adolescent

Preschool-Aged Children

  • Delayed speech and language skills
  • Difficulty rhyming and/or manipulating sounds to make new words
  • Trouble reciting the alphabet, counting in order, and/or stating the days of the week
  • Unable to follow multi-step directions or routines
  • Tying shoes may be difficult as well as other fine motor skills 
  • Difficulty pronouncing multisyllabic words such as hamburger or spaghetti
  • Trouble writing his/her name
  • Unable to tell a story or event in the correct order

School-Aged Children

  • Slow to learn the connection between letters and sounds
  • Making consistent reading and spelling errors including letter reversals – d for b
  • Word reversals – tip for pit
  • Transpositions – felt and left
  • Substitutions of words like house and home
  • Confusing small words- at/to, said/and, does/goes
  • Difficulty understanding the meaning of the text because they are spending so much time on decoding each word
  • Relying heavily on memorizing without understanding
  • Disengaging with reading activities
  • Difficulty with mathematics including number reversals – 6 for 9
  • Transposing number sequences and confusing arithmetic signs (+ – x / =)
  • Trouble remembering math facts
  • Difficulty learning to tell time
  • Poor fine motor skills such as difficulty tying shoes and/or holding a pencil 
  • Slower to recall the right word

Adolescents

  • Low grades
  • Difficulty with spelling
  • Avoids reading aloud, going up to the board, and/or actively volunteering in class
  • No reading for pleasure
  • Prefers to listen to content instead of reading
  • Struggles to find spelling and grammar errors when editing written work 
  • Slow and labor-intensive reading and writing
  • Trouble learning a foreign language

Are you concerned your child may have Dyslexia? We Can Help.

Call us today! 480-365-9981 

We look forward to helping you!

Contact Us Today!

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